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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, June 29

The kiddy gloves came flying off for our new leader, “kbarr9″, who
took the bull by the horns in his first day atop the Beat the Streak
kingdom by riding Andrew McCutchen (1-for-5) to a 40-game streak.

Despite an uncanny trail of victims who have seen their streaks
vanish within days of agreeing to an interview with yours truly,
“kbarr9″ consented to answer a few questions to let the world know
about the man behind the streak.

“kbarr9″, aka Kyle Barr, is a cook at a small restaurant called
the Country Post Inn in Huntington, Indiana. A native of Huntington,
Barr grew up a Cubs fan and his favorite player is Ryne Sandberg except
that it’s really Ichiro Suzuki (huh?).

At this point, I’d like to ask you BTS diehards who have been
playing this game for several aggravating (but enjoyable! Enjoyably
aggravating!) years to clutch a pillow because you will starting hating
yourselves in about five seconds:

This is the first year Barr has ever played Beat the Streak. In
fact, Barr only started playing this game in late April or early May
(he doesn’t remember). And better yet, before his 40-game streak, he
already had a 16-game streak already snap. I mean, what?

Beat the Streak has pretty much been “Candy Land” wrapped in “Chutes in
Ladders” peppered with a dash of “Rummikub” for this guy; he’s been
check-mating Bobby Fisher from birth and we apparently haven’t even
been playing checkers for the last 10 years; we’ve been playing
rock-paper-scissors for beginners.

Imagine what his Salisbury steak must taste like!

Anyway, the good news is that Barr is a frequent reader of the BTS
Report, claims to have frequently taken my advice (hiyoooooo!) and put
in a special request to thank his baseball coach, Josh Schoeff, for
introducing him to Beat the Streak.

Thanks, Josh. Because of you, Free Milk Shake Mondays could soon be eliminated from the MLB.com Fantasy Department budget.

Watch out for going against Blackburn. All his troubles come @ road games. Just realized home stats for FL hitters will have to be looked as “road” stats. Pinero is the same. He pitches very well @ home. Only viable option from TX is JH and I think he will probably come through.

Man. Not a single viable lefty hitter on Cubs to go against Karsten. Fuku’s June #s are awful. How does this guy justify playing time. Best thing for him is pay him 3 million per year for 1.5 months of service. After that, send him packing.

Normally I put my pick on the blog. Today I am not as yesterday I posted my “dark horse” pick of the day and got some flack about him, RICKY WEEKS- WHO WENT 3 FOR 4 with an RBI and a WALK against the pathetic Astros staff. Astros somehow won the game. I am thanking Vinny, my NYY fan friend, for my pick today.

BTS – Super Secret :)
HR BTS: Rios of ChiSox
Survivor: Cardinals over AZ— AZ wow – had the game won last night and let it slip away. This is what happens to bad teams. As a Cub fan I know all about how this works.

I went with David Wright again as he is .412 against left-handers and is hitting well lately.

Today is a rare day that I actually finished analysis and pick entry more than 15 minutes before the deadline, so I figured I would post my pick and accompanying reasoning here now for everyone to consider.

I am going with Udon noodle & shrimp tempura. This is the last time. He burns me today, our BTS relationship is over! I know I may be overlooking Hughes’ pitching this year but it just a gut feeling thing. I have a modest streak going now and it could be back to fat zero again tonight. We’ll see.

I had Robinson Cano picked, then I changed to David Wright when I saw that Cano was up against Cliff Lee who he is 4 for 18 against (.222). I’m only at 7 but as much as I love Robinson Cano, David Wright is an excellent hitter too and I’m more comfortable going against Nate Robertson than Cliff Lee any day of the week.

I had Robinson Cano picked, then I changed to David Wright when I saw that Cano was up against Cliff Lee who he is 4 for 18 against (.222). I’m only at 7 but as much as I love Robinson Cano, David Wright is an excellent hitter too and I’m more comfortable going against Nate Robertson than Cliff Lee any day of the week.

I am going with Udon noodle & shrimp tempura. This is the last time. He burns me today, our BTS relationship is over! I know I may be overlooking Hughes’ pitching this year but it just a gut feeling thing. I have a modest streak going now and it could be back to fat zero again tonight. We’ll see.

I had Robinson Cano picked, then I changed to David Wright when I saw that Cano was up against Cliff Lee who he is 4 for 18 against (.222). I’m only at 7 but as much as I love Robinson Cano, David Wright is an excellent hitter too and I’m more comfortable going against Nate Robertson than Cliff Lee any day of the week.

Kbarr9 – As Professor Bill Murray so eleoquently stated in the movie Caddy Shack as the greenskeeper Carl Spackler: What an incredible Cinderella story! This unknown, comes out of nowhere, to lead the pack, at Augusta. He’s on his final hole. He’s about 455 yards away. He’s going to hit about a two iron, I think. Boy, he got all of that. The crowd is standing on its feet here at Augusta. The normally reserved Augusta crowd is going wild. For this young Cinderella, who has come out of nowhere. He’s got about 350 yards left. He’s going to hit about a five iron it looks like. Don’t you think? He’s got a beautiful back swing. That’s, oh! He got all of that one! He’s got to be pleased with that. The crowd is just on its feet here. He’s a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot. He’s got about 195 yards left, and he’s got, looks like he’s got an eight iron. This crowd has gone deadly silent. Cinderella story. Out of nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now about to become the Master’s champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!
Good Luck KBarr9 – You are the man!
What part of Indiana is Huntington in? Some of the Cub fan bloggers my come for a visit. I’m already tasting the meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy and peas with hot biscuits and coffee.

“Kbarr9 – As Professor Bill Murray so eleoquently stated in the movie Caddy Shack as the greenskeeper Carl Spackler: What an incredible Cinderella story! This unknown, comes out of nowhere, to lead the pack, at Augusta. He’s on his final hole. He’s about 455 yards away. He’s going to hit about a two iron, I think. Boy, he got all of that. The crowd is standing on its feet here at Augusta. The normally reserved Augusta crowd is going wild. For this young Cinderella, who has come out of nowhere. He’s got about 350 yards left. He’s going to hit about a five iron it looks like. Don’t you think? He’s got a beautiful back swing. That’s, oh! He got all of that one! He’s got to be pleased with that. The crowd is just on its feet here. He’s a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot. He’s got about 195 yards left, and he’s got, looks like he’s got an eight iron. This crowd has gone deadly silent. Cinderella story. Out of nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now about to become the Master’s champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the hole! It’s in the hole!
Good Luck KBarr9 – You are the man!”

@champ88: “way above? you only posted that 2 minutes after the list and it was directly above that post!”
Yep, then again a few minutes later and posted at the end like it should have been. Notice that the Top2500 is posted while people are still talking about who they are going to pick; game wasn’t even locked out, yet there it is out of place.

Man. Ichiro screws me left&rght. The only reason i changed was my vow to stay away from him after he burned me so many times. I would be sitting at 14 or 15 now if not for bad sushi. Now, he screws me again!

With one swing of the bat, Big Papi moves me on to tomorrow. I may be only at 2, but I’m determined to get to higher than my season high of 11 and my career high of 12. Damn, with all of the streaks I have gotten going, I’d be there by now. Too bad too, I could really help myself and others with $3M.

I wonder; is it just me, or does everyone enjoy reading a handful of bloggers’ inning-by-inning reports of how their selections have performed? I have trouble sleeping if I don’t know whether several of you have made a brilliant pick or are “back to zero.”

Professor Pete wrote: “I wonder; is it just me, or does everyone enjoy reading a handful of bloggers’ inning-by-inning reports of how their selections have performed? I have trouble sleeping if I don’t know whether several of you have made a brilliant pick or are “back to zero.” ”
Blogging is here is lots of chatter & jibberish. Keep the profanity down and degrading comments down & I can live with it. What did you have in mind: censorship? Who decides content? Or is it just a bad BTS day?

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